Jeffrey Tiong
About Jeffrey Tiong
Jeffrey Tiong founded PatSnap in 2007, shortly after university, with S$55,000 from a student start-up grant. PatSnap is a Singapore-headquartered platform for IP and R&D intelligence. Its Crunchbase profile says it serves more than 10,000 customers in over 50 countries. Crunchbase lists him as Founder & CEO and a board member, and lists the National University of Singapore as his university.
According to a bio from IAM Media, he has raised over US$400 million for PatSnap from investors including Sequoia, SoftBank Vision, Vertex, Tencent and Shunwei. IAM Media also describes PatSnap as a unicorn. He was named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Singapore and received the Singapore Computer Society IT Leader Award in 2019, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Crunchbase lists three personal investments for Tiong: MindFi (pre-seed), StratifiCare (seed) and Mito Health (pre-seed). It also shows FORMAS.AI (pre-seed) in his investment history. Crunchbase's public view hides the dates and amounts of these rounds. Tiong has not published a full portfolio, so this list may be incomplete.
Tiong is a named angel in FORMAS.AI's $3.98M pre-seed round, announced in May 2026. FORMAS.AI is a Singapore-based AI design platform for architects and designers. Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India led the round. UntroD Capital, Hustle Fund, Big Sky Capital and Orvel Ventures also took part, along with other angels.
The rounds Crunchbase attributes to him are pre-seed and seed. The companies span AI design software (FORMAS.AI), mental wellbeing (MindFi), and health (Mito Health and StratifiCare). He is an operator who built a data and AI-driven intelligence company. We found no public statement from him on check size, target sectors or what he looks for in founders. Those details are left out here.
- FORMAS.AI: AI-powered creative workspace for architecture, engineering and construction professionals. Joined the $3.98M pre-seed round in May 2026.
- MindFi: pre-seed investment listed on Crunchbase. Year not public.
- StratifiCare: seed investment listed on Crunchbase. Year not public.
- Mito Health: pre-seed investment listed on Crunchbase. Year not public.
- backscoop.com/newsletter-posts/singapores-formas-ai-raises-3-98-pre-se
- crunchbase.com/person/jeffrey-tiong
- crunchbase.com/organization/patsnap
- crunchbase.com/funding_round/mindfi-pre-seed--c7bd8b3e
- crunchbase.com/hub/southeast-asia-analytics-companies
- linkedin.com/in/jeffreytiong
- iam-media.com/authors/jeffrey-tiong
Investing activity
Jeffrey Tiong appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $4M. The most recent is FORMAS.AI (Pre-seed, $3.98M, May 2026).
Jeffrey Tiong most often invests alongside Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, Hustle Fund, Antonio Rami and Orvel Ventures, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Jeffrey Tiong
Who is Jeffrey Tiong?
Jeffrey Tiong is the founder and CEO of PatSnap, an IP and R&D intelligence platform founded in 2007. He also invests personally as an angel in early-stage startups.
Has Jeffrey Tiong invested in AI startups?
Yes. He is a named angel in the FORMAS.AI pre-seed round of $3.98M, announced in May 2026. Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India led that round.
What is Jeffrey Tiong's angel check size?
No check size is public. Crunchbase hides the amounts of his personal investments, and we found no statement from him.
What stage does Jeffrey Tiong invest in?
The rounds listed for him on Crunchbase are pre-seed and seed. He has not published a formal investment thesis.
What companies has Jeffrey Tiong backed?
Crunchbase lists MindFi, StratifiCare and Mito Health, and a Crunchbase industry hub lists FORMAS.AI. The list may be incomplete.
Where can founders contact Jeffrey Tiong?
His public profile is on LinkedIn. We found no personal website or X account for him.
Is Jeffrey Tiong an angel investor?
Yes. Jeffrey Tiong invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Jeffrey Tiong invested in?
Jeffrey Tiong's AI investments include FORMAS.AI. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Jeffrey Tiong invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Jeffrey Tiong has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Jeffrey Tiong co-invest with?
Jeffrey Tiong's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India (1 deal), Hustle Fund (1 deal), Antonio Rami (1 deal), Orvel Ventures (1 deal) and Bradley Tabone (1 deal).